Trams running in Croydon have been either suspended of severely delayed due to a major gas leak.

An exclusion zone has been put in place by emergency services due to a car colliding with a gas governor in Whitestone Way, Croydon on Sunday night ((March 18).

Hundreds of people living within the immediate area have been evacuated from their homes, while Purley Way has been closed both ways.

As a result of the exclusion zone and road closures, there are currently no trams running between Mitcham Junction and Reeves Corner, since the tram track runs alongside the New South Quarter development near the site of the gas leak.